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TONGAAT – Police Minister Bheki Cele says there will be an investigation into how police in Tongaat may have mishandled events related to the disappearance of a local teenager.
Cele visited the teenager’s family on Tuesday.
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The 16-year-old boy was assaulted in a tavern after being accused of stealing alcohol.
According to the boy’s family, when they filed a complaint about a missing person, the police told them to go home and wait for the boy to return home.
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Cele says that good relations must be maintained between the police and members of the community.
Meanwhile, six suspects appeared in court for the kidnapping and murder on Monday.
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An ongoing search for the missing teenage Tongaat led to the discovery of human remains in a river.
Cele has promised the family that the DNA test will be completed soon so the family can shut down.
